Scraper



W. DESILETS.

SCRAPER.

N men A I APPLICATIO PR. 7, 1921.

1,402,579, Patented Jan. 3, 1922.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 3,1922.

Application filed April 7, 1921 Serial No. 459,428.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, WILLIAM Dnsrnn'rs, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at La Fleche, in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Scrapers, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in scrapers and more particularly to that class adapted for use upon coulters.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a scraper attachment which can be applied to the usual coulter now in common use.

Another object of the invention, is the provision of means for attaching the scraper to the yoke of the coulter, so that it will engage the latter, scraping all particles of dirt and the like therefrom.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a scraper such as above mentioned, which is formed from one piece of material with means thereon for securing the same and firmly holding it in its desired operative position.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a scraper such as above re ferred to, adaptable to coulters of ordinary design, and which will be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, re liable and efiicient in use and readily operated.

With the above and other objects in view, the present invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, com

bination, and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying draw- 111g, forming a part of the present application; and in which,

Figure 1 is a detail perspective view, of

a the scraper removed;

Figure 2 is a side view of a coulter Sl10W ing the scraper applied thereto; and,

Figure8 isa top plan view of the mecha nism illustrated in Figure 2.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings by corresponding characters of reference, throughout the several views, the numeral 5 designates in general my improved soraper which is applied, as illus trated and in a manner to be hereinafter described, to a coulter shown at 6. The coulter 6 includes the usual standard 7, the lower endof which is pivotally connected to the yoke 8, which supports the coulter disk 9. This yoke 8 comprises a sleeve 10 through which the lower end of the standard extends and in which position it is held by any suitable locking mechanism which 15 shown at 11. A pair of arms 12 extend from the sleeve 10 and between the free ends of these arms the disk 9 is journalled.

Thesoraper consists of a pair of blades 12} which engage the opposite sides of the d1sk9 as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3. These blades are connected at their rear ends by an integral piece of material shown at 1 1 which provides for a suitable resiliencybetween the said blades so they will yl eldigigly grasp the opposite sides of the The upper end of the material it is designed to produce a horizontally disposed tongue 15 provided with a central opening 16 formed therein, through which the stand ard 7 extends.

Spring gripping tongues 17 are formed upon the opposite sides of the blades 18 adacent their connected ends, and are adapted to grip the arms 12 as clearly shown in Figures 2 and 3 for holding the blades 13 rigidly in the desired position.

It will thus be seen that a removable scraping attachment for coulters is provided which will firmly hold in position and which will fulfil all of the necessary requirements of such a device, and it would be understood in this connection, that various minor changes in the specific details of construction, can be resorted to within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Having thus fully described, the invention, what I claim as new and desire to pro tect by Letters Patent is:

1. The combination with a coulter, including a standard, a yoke, and a disk, of a scraper formed from a single piece of material, comprising blades arranged for engagement with the opposite sides of the disk, means provided upon said scraper for en gaging the standard and means provided upon the blades for engaging the opposite sides of the yoke as and for the purposes set forth, I

, 2. The combination with a coulter, including a standard, a yoke, and a disk, of a scraper including a pair of integral blades engaging opposite sides of the disk, a tongue having an opening therein through whlch'the standard extends and side tongues formed upon the blades for engaging the scraper attachment for coulters or the like formed from a single strip of material, comprising opposite side blades, integral at one end thereof, a tongue extending from the integral portion ofsaid blades, and having an opening therein, and spaced tongues arranged upon the opposite sides of the blades adjacent theintegral portion thereof, forming gripping members as and for the purposes set forth;

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand. r

' lVILLIAM DESILETS. Witnesses:

ARTHUR GAUTHIER, WILLIAM BERUBO. 

